Kocak,A.O. & M.Kemal, 2013, Diptera of Turkey. Priamus Suppl. 28: ii+ 1-411, 186 figs., 166 maps, 3 tables.
http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:468E32B0-4CA9-45FA-8D64-754B967EA2B6
Within the frame of the Entomofauna project of the Cesa, the development stages of the present study entitled Diptera of Turkey are briefly explained. Studying conditions of the authors in the remote areas in East Turkey, and in the laboratory before and after the earthquake 2011, as well as the present situation are discussed. Concerning the preparation of the present study, evaluating the literary data, field information, observations, photograph archive and collection of the Cesa are explained. Using the codes created for Cesa publications in the mapping is also mentioned. Evaluation of the images of the Diptera, as well as collected specimens within the frame of mutual collaboration, and its present situation is also discussed. Present situation of the dipterological works in Turkey as a big picture is discussed. Concerning the text, database programs used, and their temporary outputs are evaluated. Totally 995 evaluated publications are listed. Their contents from various scientific points are classified and the necessary references are shown. The main text is given as three different lists, i.e., family-, genus-group names, and specific list of Turkish Diptera. Valid names together with their synonyms are presented alphabetically. Opinions on the authorships are declared. Totally, 2992 Diptera species, belong to 963 genera and 72 families are listed. These families together with the number of species are as follows: Acroceridae (6 spp.), Agromyzidae (165 spp.), Anthomyiidae (8 spp.), Anthomyzidae (2 spp.), Asilidae (235 spp.), Athericidae (1 sp.), Bibionidae (7 spp.), Blephariceridae (12 spp.), Bolitophilidae (1 sp.), Bombyliidae (267 spp.), Braulidae (2 spp.), Calliphoridae (8 spp.), Carnidae (2 spp.), Cecidomyiidae (72 spp.), Ceratopogonidae (55 spp.), Chamaemyiidae (2 spp.), Chironomidae (140 spp.), Chloropidae (64 spp.), Chyromyidae (2 spp.), Conopidae (58 spp.), Culicidae (49 spp.), Cylindrotomidae (1 sp.), Dolichopodidae (100 spp.), Drosophilidae (36 spp.), Empidae (83 spp.), Ephydridae (14 spp.), Fanniidae (6 spp.), Heleomyzidae (16 spp.), Hybotidae (1 sp.), Keroplatidae (6 spp.), Lauxaniidae (9 spp.), Limoniidae (93 spp.), Lonchopteridae (1 sp.), Micropezidae (3 spp.), Milichiidae (3 spp.), Muscidae (134 spp.), Mycetophilidae (39 spp.), Mydidae (1 sp.), Mythicomyiidae (8 spp.), Nemestrinidae (10 spp.), Nycteribiidae (11 spp.), Opomyzidae (1 sp.), Pediciidae (10 spp.), Phoridae (8 spp.), Piophilidae (1 sp.), Pipunculidae (7 spp.), Platystomidae (17 spp.), Psilidae (5 spp.), Psychodidae (37 spp.), Rhagionidae (6 spp.), Rhinophoridae (8 spp.), Sarcophagidae (104 spp.), Scathophagidae (4 spp.), Sciaridae (2 spp.), Sciomyzidae (36 spp.), Sepsidae (17 spp.), Simuliidae (59 spp.), Sphaeroceridae (21 spp.), Stratiomyidae (63 spp.), Streblidae (1 sp.), Syrphidae (239 spp.), Tabanidae (171 spp.), Tachinidae (103 spp.), Tephritidae (121 spp.), Tethinidae (5 spp.), Therevidae (32 spp.), Tipulidae (139 spp.), Trichoceridae (2 spp.), Trixoscelidae (5 spp.), Ulidiidae (31 spp.), Xylomyidae (4 spp.). Totally 186 original images of 114 taxa, belong of the following 24 families, Acroceridae (1), Asilidae (3), Bibionidae (1), Bombyliidae (23), Cecidomyiidae (1), Ceratopogonidae (1), Chloropidae (2), Conopidae (8), Dolichopodidae (1), Empidae (2), Lauxaniidae (2), Muscidae (2), Nemestrinidae (4), Opomyzidae (1), Platystomidae (5), Sarcophagidae (2), Scathophagidae (3), Sciomyzidae (5), Stratiomyidae (11), Syrphidae (22), Tabanidae (3), Tachinidae (5), Tipulidae (1), Ulidiidae (8), are given. In the following 20 families, composed distributional maps of selected 166 species have been prepared for this study: Asilidae (2), Bibionidae (2), Bombyliidae (31), Chloropidae (1), Conopidae (5), Culicidae (1), Milichiidae (1), Muscidae (8), Nemestrinidae (3), Nycteribiidae (1), Platystomidae (2), Sciomyzidae (3), Sphaeroceridae (1), Stratiomyidae (5), Syrphidae (32), Tabanidae (23), Tachinidae (8), Tephritidae (26), Tipulidae (7), Ulidiidae (4).

plus-circle Add Review

comment

Reviews